Developing Authentic Speaking Tasks

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Developing Authentic Speaking TasksTasks (or activities?)1. With a partner, do each activity.Planning a task-based lesson1. Establish the topic;Activity vs Task1. Reading a dialogue out loud.Creating a goal or an outcomeSome examples...2. Decide which one of your grandparents is / was the most interesting. Give two reasons. Vote to find the 3 most interesting grandparent in the class. 6. Asking & answering questions using the ‘new' patterns.2. Doing a drill.3. Students writing to display their control of certain language items.5. Planning a class night out.4. Think of the busiest day you have had recently.7. Talk about your grandparents.What is a Task?"A task is an activity in which:meaning is primary;learners are not given other people's meanings to regurgitate;there is some sort of relationship to comparable real-world activities;task completion has some sort of priority.the assessment of the task is in terms of outcome."(Skehan, 1998)Willis and Willis (2007:12-14)1. Will the activity

engage

learners' interest?2. Is there a primary

focus on meaning?3. Is there a goal or an outcome?4. Is success judged in terms of outcome?5. Is

completion

a priority?6. Does the activity relate to

real world activities?'Cognitive Processes2. Which cognitive processing skill is used?3. Is it a task (according to Willis & Willis)?1. Find out 3 things that your grandparents and your partner's grandparents had in common. Jane Willis, May 20082. Design target tasks;Use cognitive skills to help.*4. What language will you focus on and how?3. Decide how to prime & prepare the Ss;NSLTA Conference, Ridgecliff Middle School, October 25, 2013Julian L'Enfant, Academic Services Manager, Saint Mary's University TESL CentreThank you! julian.lenfant@smu.cahttp://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/criteria-identifying-tasks-tbl